10 Stocks To Watch For May 5, 2017

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

• Wall Street expects Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp CTSH to report quarterly earnings at $0.83 per share on revenue of $3.52 billion before the opening bell. Cognizant shares rose 0.31 percent to close at $60.75 on Thursday.
• Herbalife Ltd. HLF reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter and raised its FY17 adjusted earnings forecast. Herbalife shares climbed 7.07 percent to $66.60 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting American Axle & Manufact. Holdings, Inc. AXL to have earned $0.88 per share on revenue of $1.06 billion in the latest quarter. American Axle will release earnings before the markets open. American Axle shares gained 0.12 percent to close at $16.64 on Thursday.
• CBS Corporation CBS reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter. CBS shares gained 2.58 percent to $65.50 in the after-hours trading session.
• Before the markets open, Moody's Corporation MCO is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.21 per share on revenue of $907.35 million. Moody's shares slipped 0.08 percent to $119.30 in after-hours trading.

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• Zynga Inc ZNGA posted upbeat revenue for its first quarter on Thursday. Zynga shares surged 7.75 percent to $3.06 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect CIGNA Corporation CI to report quarterly earnings at $2.45 per share on revenue of $10.08 billion before the opening bell. CIGNA shares slipped 0.07 percent to $156.63 in after-hours trading.
• Activision Blizzard, Inc. ATVI reported stronger-than-expected revenue for its first quarter, but issued a weak forecast for the year. Activision shares dropped 2.07 percent to $52.00 in the after-hours trading session.
• Before the markets open, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation LPX is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.34 per share on revenue of $607.18 million. Louisiana-Pacific shares gained 2.34 percent to $25.79 in after-hours trading.
• Shake Shack Inc SHAK posted upbeat results for its first quarter and raised its FY17 revenue outlook. However, same-restaurant sales fell 2.5 percent in the quarter, compared to a 9.9 percent gain in the year-ago quarter. Shake Shack shares slipped 2.05 percent to $32.44 in the after-hours trading session.